Amalgamated Research, Inc.

The Amalgamated Sugar Company

Other

Michael M. Kearney

Michael W. Mumm

Michael M Kearney

Michael W Mumm

Kenneth R Peterson

Lawrence Velasquez

Vadim N Kochergin

Dennis D Costesso

Timothy E Pryor

Milton P Chernack

Karlheinz W Schoenrock

Mishel Greenberg

William Jacob, Iv

Vadim Kochergin

D Eugene Rearick

Lawrence Valesquez

Kathleen L Hieb

Teunis Vervloet

Alan W Hieb

Kenneth R Petersen

Larry Velasquez

William Iv Jacob

A fractal flow device comprising at least one fractal pack. The at least one fractal pack comprises at least two fractal cells, where each fractal cell comprises a fractal distributor, a chamber adjacent the fractal distributor, and a fractal collector adjacent the chamber. Methods of using the fractal flow device are also disclosed.

Fractal flow devices and methods of use

Methods of regenerating a strong base anion resin are described. The method comprises collecting a salt-containing product from a chromatographic system configured to process a biomass derived material. The salt-containing product is processed through a nanofiltration membrane to collect a salt-containing permeate, which is used to regenerate a spent strong base anion resin. The biomass may be a plant-based material, such as sugar beets or sugar cane. A system for regenerating a strong base anion resin is also described.

Methods of regenerating a resin used to decolorize a biomass feedstream and related systems

A system and process for refining raw sugar, comprising a melting unit configured to receive the raw sugar and an eluent to produce a melt liquor, a decolorization unit configured to receive the melt liquor and to produce a fine liquor, a crystallization unit configured to fractionate high-purity crystalline sucrose from the fine liquor and to provide a run-off syrup, a softening unit configured to receive the run-off syrup to produce a softened syrup, at least one separation unit configured to receive the softened syrup to produce a low-invert sucrose product, and a recycle line configured to relay the low-invert sucrose product from the at least one separation unit to the melting unit.

System and process for refining sugar

A method for the recovery of acids and other materials from hydrometallurgic process solutions comprising processing said solutions utilizing a simulated moving bed chromatographic method to produce at least two product streams.

Method for the recovery of acids from hydrometallurgy process solutions

Two or more independent and offset fluid transporting fractals allow the scaling and intermingling of two or more fluids separately and simultaneously prior to contacting the fluids with one another. The device provides rapid and homogeneous mixing and/or reaction.

Fractal device for mixing and reactor applications

A method for purifying a sucrose material already in a high purity liquid, crystalline or other form of sucrose, such as raw sugar, utilizing chromatography, or utilizing chromatography in connection with other methods of purification.

Method for purification of high purity sucrose material

A method is described that relates to reducing amounts of regenerant waste or increasing the concentration of regenerant waste from ion exchange processes. A method is described that may allow a batch ion exchange process to compete on these factors with continuous or simulated continuous ion exchange processes, and/or to improve the efficiency in operation continuous or simulated continuous ion exchange processes. A specific application addressed is the treatment of water in the Coal Bed Methane Process.

Ion exchange process

A column apparatus containing a shallow bed of material between fluid transporting fractals of large active surface area results in highly efficient processing with small equipment size.

Shallow bed fluid treatment apparatus

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Fluid transporting fractal devices, which can be employed whenever a controlled distribution and/or collection of fluids is desired, are constructed to position fractal stages of either progressively smaller or progressively larger scales along the direction of flow (Plates &num; ). A preferred construction assigns generations of recursive fractal pattern to plates arranged in a stack.

Fractal stack for scaling and distribution of fluids

A plurality of chromatographic separation operations, including a first simulated moving bed operation, are coupled into a process which functions, preferably through the application of continuous displacement chromatography, to recover a fraction rich in small organic molecules, notably betaine and/or invert from sucrose solutions, enabling the subsequent production of a high purity sucrose product.

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Michael M Kearney